The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-21
THE RIGHT OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

THE RIGHT OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
The Journal is as much devoted to law and
order is any SNUG faced Pharisee who is
continually prating about it. In no word or
suggestion did the Journal ever advocate or
propose the violation of law. or breach of
public order. But the Journal does not be-
lieve in the overthrow Of popular majorities
or the vitiating of popular elections, even un-
der legal forms. It did not believe in the
altering Of the election returns by the use of
an eraser and of acid by the Democratic
thieves who were trying to count out me NJ
Der of the Legislature, as we'll as a criminal
judge and a coroner, in this county,
and it does not believe in the
counting out of members honestly elected,
and the seating of men who have no title to
the office, by the mere brute force of law
less and revolutionary majority of the State
Senate The News, with its cant of superior
morality, and Republican members of the
Senate, cowed by the donineering of an inso-
lent bully, may think it matter of little
moment that a man. honestly elected by a
majority of over 600, should be wantonly
sacrificed, and a person seated who has
no more right to the place than
convict from the States prison; but the
Journal does not so regard it, neither
will the Republican party nor the
people. The Journal believes it just as i'm
portant to stand for the integrity of popular
elections and the sanctity of free and equal
ballot against mob of revolutionists and
office thieves in the State Senate as it is to
stand for them against the tally-sheet forgers
of Marion county The Journal does not
| think so lightly of the right of suffrage as to
every possible way without it's best protest.
II would defend it by all the means which
| the Constitution and the laws have
placed at the disposal of every man
and citizen. To be robbed of suffrage
is of more Importance than to be robbed of a
| few dollars, and we wonld use every lawful
weapon against the suffrage thief as we would
against the burglar We certainly would not
engage in any agreement whereby the chief
political Office thief was to sit down at the
head of our table, take command of our house
hold servants, and order the meal to suit him
| self. The Journal believes there is nothing
higher than the right of suffrage in the Amer
lean government, and to compromise" it away
is to compromise away what is worth dying
for, and what men have died for The imme-
date effect of the agreement" which ties the
hands of the Republicans against doing what
they have asserted to be both their duty and
their right, is to give away at least a part of
the results of the late election, an election that
ended one of the most remarkable, aggressive
and successful campaigns ever made in the
State of Indiana campaign undertaken
against the greatest odds, and under dsad-
vantages imposed upon the majority of the
people by as infamous and corrupt set OF
political scoundrels as ever disgraced the name
and record of the Democratic party. In the
defense of the right and the equality of free
suffrage the Journal would make continu
Gus, unreenting, unwavering contest by
all the methods known to the Law
and within the limitations of conscientious
manhood. We do not believe that if a brute
should invade the home aud violate the fam
lily, that the husband and father would demon
strate either his superior regard for law O.
his superior conscience and manhood by pro
posing to wait two years until he could ap
peal to the people and obtain a popular yer
dict of the community against the outrage
The Journal would have favored and ad
vocated any agreement" whereby on
joint convention only should be held, an
the vote for United States Senator conducte,
in a lawful and peaceable manner participate
in by those who We're legally and properly en-
titled TO vote. But it would never hav
agreed to any compromise" which concede
, away fundamental and vital rights and prin
ciples. The Journal feels perfectly sure tina
it voices the sentiments not only of the Re
publican party of the State, but Of all me
who believe in right and justice, and VIII
condemn arbitrary and revolutionary an
scoundrelly methods in politics.
|
THE limited STATES SENATOR